The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

IT is an uncommon thing in our recent history
to have all branches of the Government in the
control of one party Such state of affairs has
not existed at Washington for thirteen years.
ASAN ANTONIO PREACHER paralyzed "loudly"
dressed masher the other Sunday who took the
| accustomed stand at the door and Pazed at the
girls. This preacher remarked; walk right
in young man; she's over there in that corner
winking at you"
HERR PAscHKE, a Berlin butcher, recently
| celebrated curious ''jubilee'-the slaughter OF
the l00,0OOth goose in his establishment; He be,
| gan business in 1862 and Dec. was aole 10 XIII
| the jubilee goose, a choice specimen specially
| tattened for the occasion.
DALLAS, Tex, does not object to tramps, but
puts 20 good use Dallas has made them
build fifteen miles of turnpike road and grade
| many miles of public roads. and therefore, the
| town is disposed to receive the tramps very cor,
| daily, and extend to them shovel In one hand
| and pick in the other.
RECENTLY consignment of 1880 boxes of
raisins from Fresno, Cal, were shipped via the
| the Sunset route to New York The weight of
| the consignment was $4,000 spo lnds, and 1t
| occupied special train of twenty cars. 1t was
the largest single shipment of freight ever made
from California, and regular rates were paid.
TIE CEsAREAN operation was successfully per
formed at the Lying-in hospital of the Univers-
| lty OF Maryland baltimore, wednesday last.
| The patient was young colored woman. At
| last accounts both the mother and child were
| doing well. 1t Is said that this is the second
successful operation of this kind ever performed
| in hospital practice in this country.
ONE James Schrimsher has secured and taken
to Missouri, says the Omaha Republican, one of
| the biggest prizes NebrasLa ever gave. He has
| married and taken away Mrs Jane Walden, nee
| Hickey, who tips the beam at $40 pounds, and
is johnson countys biggest daughter The
| groom is somewhat slender, and stands almost
seven feet in height in his stockings.
Two BOYS recently, in search of a rabbit, re-
moved the rear steps of st. Mary's church, In
| Kittanning, Pa. and found a bundle containing
| three gold watches, two gold chains, one silver
| watch, dark lantern hand jimmy. Three
years ago the articles were stolen and the thief
sent to the penitentiry, but the property was
never recovered Two of the watches belonged
| to Kittanning parties, and the third is thought
| to belong to a Brookville man.
TIE Queen of Portugal wears the Paris life
savers medal because, in 1874, while bathing
at Cascase with her sons Charles and Alfonso,
| II and respectively. she swan out to save her
| children from drowning. large wave sud
| denly swept the children off their feet and
| their mother, in trying to rescue them. came
| near drowning also, but they were seen by the
| lighthouse keeper. who dashed In and succeeded
/ in getting them safely TO land.
| INDICATIONS now point to the existence of
|
| Islands and the coast of Portugal From
| cable-laying ste amer in so 25 north, 90 54
| west the water was found to measure 1890
| fathonls under the bow and 500 under the stern.
/ showing the ship to be over the edge of a deep
! depression In the ocean bottom. The weli'known
| great inequalities in the bed of the sea Of
, Lisbon are thought to be due to a submarine
chain of mountains.
THE combine of lime manufacturers al Hunt
ington, Ind, which had existed for many years
| and which went to pieces few weeks ago. is to
be reorganiZed with q capital of $1,000 and il
| will include all the manufacturers in the
| vicinity. The pool is to be operated much after
| the manner Of the,vhisky trust. and will practi-
cally control the lime output OF Northern In
diana. number OF new and improved kilns
are to be erected at once, and crude oil will be
substituted for wood for fuel. The pool will
employ about 400 men.
FRANK HENRY. of Charlottesville, Ind, owns
an English bulldog and two mich COWS, and
pasture not being convenient, the dog is their
| protector and constant attendant. Through all
| kinds of weather he follows at their heels, re-
| naming with them until they return al night
| When the cows are fed on corn, he, too must
have his ear, or he will jump up in the manager
and help himself from under the COW S noses.
He eats the corn with as much relish, appa
| rently, as do the COWS, and thr1ves on the diet
A PARIS SOCIALIST the other day went into the
Office of the Mayor of the Eleventh arrondisse-
ment aud asked to see the Register of Births
| He had Just been mads the happy father of
daughter To the usual question as TO the name
| of the child he declared she was to be called
''Egalite." The Clerk said that by the law of
! the French capital that n ana was illegal. A
Lively conversation ensied, during which the
| Socialist declared he had taken triple oath to
| the effect that if he had three daughters their
| names should be Liberte, Egalite, and Frater-
| mite respectively Liberte had been born and
| christened in the Provinces, and now Egalite
| had come.
/ n Is ID, Ill.
that he is about to found Socialist church, the
members of which will believe in God and
| life hereafter All members will be requested
| to take Che following oath: II hereby Solemnly
| swear that will not rob cheat, strike, tell lies
| about, communicate disease to, nor iniurer in
| any way felow-memher of this church.
| also swear that | will drink distilled and fer
/ mented liquors with great care and moderation.
| also swear that | will not lend money to, nor
borrow money from, member of this church
| except as a regular business transaction. | also
| sweaR that as far as | am able, will keep my
| body, clothes and dwelling i'll a clean and
| healthy condition. / also swear that will give
/ to this church every gear per cent. of my in
come. provided that said per cent. is not more
| than 500.
| A PRESS DISPATCH has announced that Gen n.
P. Banks had been appointed United States
| Marshal nd interim for Massachusetts by JUS
| tice Gray of the Supreme Court. Gen Banks
| has just finished his term as Marshal, but will
| continue to fill the office until his successor
| qualities. Gen. Banks is at present in Washing
| ton, and as he wanderS through the corridors Of
the capitol he must feel pretty antiquated.
| Thirty years ago Gen. Banks then slight
| boyiSh fellow from New England, was elected
| Speaker of the House after a memorable con-
| test. OF all the men who served with him in
| that Congress. whether in the Senate or the
| House. only one man remains in public life
| John Sherman began his first term in Congress
when Banks was elected Spe Gker, and he is the
only ma1 prominently in public life who was in
| Congress thirty years ago. Banks served also
| in the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses.
THE Board of Trustees of the Washington
D. c. public schools in their annual report to
the District Commissioners recommend in
| creased pay for the teachers saying: what
ever action may be taken in regard to the sys-
| tenn OF annual increases, the board earnestly
| recommends a substantial Increase in the sala-
| rles OF our teachers. The salary of messengers
| throughout the departments of the government
| is fixed by Congress at $40 per annum: tlat of
what are known as assistant messengers is $40
per annuln, while the average salary of the cul-
! tlvated men aud women who constitute the
teachers of our public schools is limited to $3.50
per annunl, or only $40 per anuum more than
that Of a laborer IN the departments All re.
| same general conditions which regulate the cost
| of necessaries OF life. That the average sala-
ries thus allowed teachers is, in the city of
Washington, barely adequate to the comforta-
Die and decent support OF single person occI-
plying that position III life, and that Ii affords no
possible margin for provisions for sickness or
old age. to saw nothing of the maintenance ~ n